Attachment for boxes.



ARTHUR Gr. .I-LANTE, .OF ANOKA, MINNESOTA.

ATTACHMENT FDR BQXES.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented June 15, 1 915.

. Application filed August 22, 1913. RSerialNoiiSdlGS).

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR G. PLANTE,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Anoka, in the county of Anoka, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and 'use the same.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in attachments for boxes and similar receptacles.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide an attachment designed especially for use in connection withreceptacles commonly known as market boxes,

' such as are usually employed for receiving and displaying vegetables, fruit'and other eata'bles in the open market.

A further object of my invention is to provide an attachment whereby a shelf or stand may be temporarily attached to one of the side or end walls of a box so that the contents of the latter, such as fruit or vegetables, may be placed upon and displayed from this shelf. 1" also propose to provide an attachment which may be readily and quickly attached to and removed from the box, and which from any position will form a secure support for the articles displayed. Furthermore, it is my purpose to provide ,a form of attachment by means of which the height or depth of the walls may be temporarily increased by the addition of temporary walls which are designed to be attached to the box to rise above the permanent walls of the latter.

"With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim;

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a box showing my invention as applied thereto in side elevation, the attachment in this instance being in the nature of a display shelf. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the retaining member of the bracket'which is adapted to be connected to the wall of the box. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the shelf supporting member of the bracket. Fig. 4 is a View of a corner of the box and showing my attachment'as applied in connection with tempo- I1:;ary walls for increasing the depth of the Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, wherein my invention is shown as embodied in the form of a supporting shelf for the box, the letter A indicates a portion of a box, while the numeral 1 designates a'wall .thereofto which is permanently attached the retaining member R of the bracket. This retaining member is shown in detail in Fig. 2 and comprises a relatively long plate-like body portion 3 which is formed intermediate its ends with laterally extending .ears 4 through which suitable fastenings, such as rivets 5, are passed to secure the retaining member to the box. The lower end of this member is also formed with laterally extending ears 6 upon which rest the ends of the straps 7 these ends bei-ng fastened by rivets 8 which pass through the same and through -gtheears 6 and connect the straps and ears to the wall of the box. The upper end of the bracket member R is formed with an enlargement or head 9, the top edge of which is formed withclips 10 of inverted U-shaped form, which overlie and engage the top edge of the wall of the box. Projecting outward from the head-9 of the retaining member are oppositely disposed tongues 11, the free edges of which are bent or converged toward each other. The head may also be fastened to the side wall of the box by mezigs of the rivets or-similar devices shown at The shelf supporting member of the bracket is indicated as anentirety by the letter S and is in the nature of a metallic, substantially triangular shaped member. It

includes the vertical arm 13 which is adapted to lie against the side of the box, the top horizontal plate-like arm 14 and the triangular brace rod 15, the latter being preferably connected to the vertical arm 13 and the horizontal arm 14 by means of the short reinforcing rods 16 and 17 respectively. This bracket may be made in the form of a casting, if desired. The upper end of the vertical arm 13 of the bracket member S is formed with lateral wings or flanges 18, having their outer faces beveled as at 19, so that these wings or flanges may fit snugly beneath the clips 11 when the bracket is in position on the box. The lower end of the vertical arm is provided with an enlarged end 20 which is also beveled to wedge beneath the strap 7 at the lower end of the re taining member R of the bracket. The flat or plate-like horizontal arm 14 of the bracket is adapted to have connected thereto and to support the shelf B which when in position extends horizontally from the top edge of the wall of the box and is adapted to have the goods displayed thereon. This shelf B may be attached to the horizontal arm of the bracket by means of suitable rivets 21.

In the present instance I have shown one bracket by way of illustration, but it is, of course to be understood that any suitable number of brackets may be employed for supporting the shelf from the box, the number, of course, depending on the size of the box and the weight of the goods to be displayed. v

In Fig. 4 I have shown a slightly modified form of the invention, and in this case I attach to the side; walls of the box retaining brackets which are identical with the brackets R. Instead, however, of employing the tr1angularly shaped brace members for carrying the shelf, I provide a means for dey tachably mounting a temporar 7 wall or side A upon the side A of the box. This means comprises a vertical arm indicated as an entirety by the letter D. The lower half of this arm is in the nature of a rod 22 having its lower end 23 enlarged and beveled to fit beneath the strap 7 of the retaining member R. The intermediate portion of this arm D is formed with lateral wings or flanges 24-24 adapted to fit beneath the clips 11, the upper ends of these wings'terminating at the shoulders 25 which constitute the lower edges of the lateral flanges 26. Through these flanges 26 are passed fastening-rivets 27 which connect the 'member D to the top or temporary wall A of the box. The upper portion of the member Dis preferably in the nature of a flat relatively long plate which is further secured to the side of thebox by means of rivets 28. It will be seen that when the member D, carrying the temporary Wall A is positioned on the box, the lower edge It will be noted that I have provided an 1 exceedingly simple, yet efficient means wherein the boxmay be provided with both ashelf and a supplemental top wall orsides for increasing the depth of the box. Such an arrangement will be found especially useful for persons engaged in shipping goods to market and exposing them for sale.

IVhat I claim is:

The combination with a supporting wall, of a retaining bracket member fastened to said wall and comprising a flat plate-like body having its lower end provided with aretaining strap and its upperend widened and bent laterally andthence downwardly to provide an enlarged head terminating in a substantially inverted U-sha'ped end portion'adapted to overlie the top edge of the wall andbear against the inner face of the wall, oppositely disposed clips extending from the outer face. of the head, a second bracket member having an enlargedlower end portion adapted to lie beneath the retaining strap of the retaining bracket member, oppositely disposed beveled wings formed on the second bracket member above taining bracket member and a board carried by the second member and located above the wings thereof.

In testlmony whereof, I afiix my signature, 1n the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR GnPL XDITE.

Witnesses:

A. E. Vnm, G. CUTTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of .Tiatents,

Washington, D. 0." V V 

